Job 34:14
But, if he directs his heart towards him, he will draw his spirit and breath to himself.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;
In Context
13What other is established over the earth? Or whom has he placed over the world, which he made?
15All flesh will fail together, and man will return to ashes.
Cross References
Job 7:17What is man, that you should praise him? Or why do you place your heart near him?
Psalms 90:3For he has freed me from the snare of those who go hunting, and from the harsh word.
Isaiah 24:22And they will be gathered together like the gathering of one bundle into a pit. And they will be enclosed in that place, as in a prison. And after many days, they will be visited.
Matthew Henry on Job 34:11-16
10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness; and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and cause every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. 13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who hath disposed the whole world? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;… Read the whole commentary →